Human Resources Coordinator

Human Resources Coordinator

Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House & Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu.

Cranbrook Educational Community is accepting applications for a Human Resources Coordinator. This position will process and follow up on new hire/termination/status change paperwork and complete background checks for all new employees. The Human Resources Coordinator will provide new hire orientations for employees as assigned, provide assistance with the recruiting process, and provide administrative assistance to the Human Resources Department through general clerical, administrative, and support duties. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; high-level office and computer proficiency skills; attention to detail; accuracy in working with numbers; and the ability to work independently on special projects and to work well with colleagues. The Human Resources Coordinator must also have a demonstrable record of handling confidential information in an appropriate manner. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Process new hire paperwork, complete background checks, coordinate new hire orientations, and ensure onboarding training is completed.
• Conduct new hire orientations for part-time and temporary/seasonal employees.
• Process/distribute completed new hire/status change/termination paperwork for all employees including accurate data input into the HRIS system.
• Maintain and update the HRIS database and produce various reports as requested.
• Collect job bid forms from Represented employees, notify the appropriate hiring manager of the bids, and prepare and send award notification when the job has been awarded.
• Assist in administering the COBRA Notification process.
• Assist in auditing HSA, Retirement and Tax-Sheltered Annuity contributions as requested.
• Administer Unemployment claims and payments in collaboration with Assistant Director of Human Resources.
• Post jobs on external job boards as directed.
• Review application materials for completeness, discrepancies and red flags, and communicate with the hiring manager.
• Update Department of Education School Employment database annually.
• Assist Sr. Human Resources Generalist with various reports and updating of training lists.
• Answer incoming telephone calls fielding questions relating to current job openings and other general inquiries.
• Maintain CEC employee (personnel) files, including filing, purging, preparing for long term storage, etc.
• Process requests for employment verifications, fingerprint records, and unprofessional conduct forms.
• Prepare Purchase Orders for the Human Resources Department.
• Process invoices and deposit checks as needed.
• Serve as back-up for Cranbrook House front desk, working from front desk one day per week (or more as necessary).
• Maintain strict confidentiality on all employee-related issues, files, information, and paperwork inherent to the Human Resources function.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required; an Associate’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of five years’ experience providing high level administrative support which demonstrates increasing levels of responsibility and accomplishment required, preferably in a Human Resources department.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required with a focus on providing excellent customer/constituent service.
• High proficiency in Word, Excel and database management is required. Accuracy and attention to detail is essential. Experience with an HRIS database is preferred.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and have the ability to work independently on special projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work with confidential information is required.
• The ability to prioritize and organize multiple tasks with deadlines is required.

Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution. We also offer generous paid time off, 11 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays, employee discounts, and a unique environment in an educational setting that values collaboration.

For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter.